I can't even put into to words how CLEAR and PERFECT the picture is now. It was good before. Hell even GREAT before. I Calibrated the TV myself from reading a few manuals and I thought it turned out awesome. Boy was I wrong. I am not trying to brag at all(ok well maybe a little), but I have never seen a TV as crisp and clear as mine now. The guy who calibrated my TV does AMAZING work(he has 10+ years experience and owns the company that serviced my TV).

To anyone thinking about paying someone to professionally calibrate your TV, DO IT. The difference is AMAZING!

BTW, I own a RPTV CRT. I would take pictures, but its really hard to take pictures of CRT televisions so it won't come out right. And for the record, my TV is "only" 720p/1080i. 1080peee can shove it. I'll put my TV against damn near any TV on the market now(that hasn't been calibrated. ).

No evilchris. Not against your TV. Thats why I said "damn near". I'm so happy

Didn't even know that could be done. Can it be done on all TV's? Mine's a 32" standard res. Toshiba flat screen CRT. Looks fine but there's always room improvement

I wouldn't bother with a standard res TV. Its a $200-$400 job to calibrate a TV.

I know that may sound expensive, I thought it was too. However I have to say its worth it. I may try to take a picture of my TV, but no promises as CRT's again are hard to take pictures of due to refresh.

I wouldn't bother with a standard res TV. Its a $200-$400 job to calibrate a TV.

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I know that may sound expensive, I thought it was too. However I have to say its worth it. I may try to take a picture of my TV, but no promises as CRT's again are hard to take pictures of due to refresh.

Right now I don't even have a surround sound setup for my TV. I have never heard a great audio setup for a TV, so I don't know what it sounds like. Everyone I know with a home theater setup has it sounding like garbage. I'm a complete audio noob. Maybe if I heard a good audio setup I would become entranced by it and do it myself. However, thats never happened.

Hmm i think i might have to do the same thing. I have a sony 60" sxrd, while 1080p stuff looks good, i was just at best buy and saw an lcd running 1080p and couldnt believe how crystal clear and sharp it was. Mine looks like it has a blur filter running.

Hmm i think i might have to do the same thing. I have a sony 60" sxrd, while 1080p stuff looks good, i was just at best buy and saw an lcd running 1080p and couldnt believe how crystal clear and sharp it was. Mine looks like it has a blur filter running.

HD should have NO "enhancements" running. No Edge Enhancer, DRC Pallete, etrc etc tec etc. best Buy also had the thing on Torch mode which is bright and looks "OMGGMGG LOOK!!!" but once you watch it awhile you get tired of orange people.

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HD should have NO "enhancements" running. No Edge Enhancer, DRC Pallete, etrc etc tec etc. best Buy also had the thing on Torch mode which is bright and looks "OMGGMGG LOOK!!!" but once you watch it awhile you get tired of orange people.

Agreed 100%. Switch absolutely everything off, it only adds noise and "Wow/Bling-factor!". Its ridiculous to think about it now considering the picture settings I use but when I got both my Sony HDTVs they came out of the box in Vivid mode. It looked absolutely ridiculous, everyone looking like some sort of oompa-lumpa after a few trips to the tanning salon...

HD should have NO "enhancements" running. No Edge Enhancer, DRC Pallete, etrc etc tec etc. best Buy also had the thing on Torch mode which is bright and looks "OMGGMGG LOOK!!!" but once you watch it awhile you get tired of orange people.

I have sharpness set to 50%. Would that be considered an "enhancement"? I think it looks wonderful at 50%. However, any higher than that and you start to see grain.